000 FZNT24 KNHC 121415 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-130300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT REACHING THE NW GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WED...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THU...THEN MERGE WITH A TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SE GULF FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE W CENTRAL GULF W OF 95W WED...AND IN THE SW GULF NEAR VERACRUZ THU. $$ GMZ011-130300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-130300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-130300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-130300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-130300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-130300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-130300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT NEAR COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-130300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1015 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL